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Orlando Carter v. District of Columbia

Paid petition · District of Columbia Court of Appeals, No. 12-CF-1699 · judgment February 15, 2018


Certiorari denied · January 10, 2022
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Whether the District of Columbia Court of Appeals’ categorical prohibition on changes of venue deprives defendants of the right to trial by an impartial jury in violation of this Court’s decision in Groppi v. Wisconsin, 400 U.S. 505 (1971).

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Jessica Ring Amunson
Jenner & Block LLP

For respondent
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Amicus briefs
1 cert-stage

Proceedings

  1. Jan 10 2022
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Dec 22 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022.
  3. Dec 17 2021
    Reply of petitioner Orlando Carter filed.
  4. Dec 08 2021
    Brief of respondent United States in opposition filed.
  5. Nov 15 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is further extended to and including December 8, 2021.
  6. Nov 12 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from November 29, 2021 to December 8, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  7. Oct 22 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including November 29, 2021.
  8. Oct 21 2021
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from October 29, 2021 to November 29, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
  9. Sep 29 2021
    Response Requested. (Due October 29, 2021)
  10. Sep 24 2021
    Brief amicus curiae of D.C. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
  11. Sep 22 2021
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/8/2021.
  12. Sep 17 2021
    Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
  13. Sep 01 2021
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 4, 2021)